Adsorption Potential of Magnetite Nanoparticles for Copper Removal From Aqueous Solution
Syazana Sulaiman1, Raba′ah Syahidah Azis2, Ismayadi Ismail3, Hasfalina Che Man4, Nur Asyikin Ahmad Nazri5
1Syazana Sulaiman*, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
2Ismayadi Ismail, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
3Nur Asyikin Ahmad Nazri, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
4Raba’ah Syahidah Azis, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, UPM & Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), UPM.
5Hasfalina Che Man, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UPM.
Manuscript received on October 14, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 23 October, 2019. | Manuscript published on November 10, 2019. | PP: 5424-5429 | Volume-9 Issue-1, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: A8101119119/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.A8101.119119
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Abstract: In this study, the magnetite nanoparticles (MNP) was successfully synthesized from mill scale waste to analyze the removal of Cu (II) ions from the aqueous solution. The micron-sized magnetite was milled using the high energy ball mills (HEBM with the variation of milling hours 3,5 and 7 to produce nano-sized particles. The MNP were measured by X-Rays Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS). Studied parameters are contact time, the initial concentration and particle size. The adsorption kinetics was relatively quick and equilibrium is reached at about 30 minutes. In kinetic studies, the pseudo-second-order model was employed. Langmuir model (R2 >0.9987) corresponded with the adsorption isotherm data of Cu (II) ions. The adsorption capacity of Cu (II) ions onto magnetite nanoparticles (MNP) is 11.36 mgg -1 at 7 hours milling hours. Pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm were obeyed with experimental results.
Keywords: Magnetite Nanoparticles, Milling Hour, Particle Size, Copper Ions, Adsorption kinetics, Isotherm
Scope of the Article: Bio-Science and Bio-Technology